Relations between India and the US are underpinned by their shared democratic values and strengthened by an extraordinary level of convergence of interests, especially the security concerns arising from terrorism and the assertive posture of China in the Indo-Pacific region. Hopefully, President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to India will further strengthen the US-India strategic partnership which is touted as the “defining partnership” of the 21st century.

The Iranian regime is ensuring that conservatives and hardliners win big in Friday’s parliamentary elections. That will be a pointer to next year’s presidential election.

The coming months will determine whether the November United States presidential contest becomes a climate election. With Trump now acquitted following impeachment proceedings, the Democrats will have a harder road to go to convince voters on both sides of the political spectrum that addressing climate change is a key priority.